Well I think in general, animal acts don’t belong in the zoo. But I will make an exception with such as where the animals are not endangered, that there’s no threat to their natural environment as a result of the shows, that the shows have an absolute educational value and that the animals that are trained with a reward system and no punitive aspects to the training. With the sea lion training or sea lion shows, the animals are rewarded with food and they enjoy performing. They seem to enjoy performing. They don’t mind it. They’re not forced. They’re not coerced. There’s no force. There’s no threat. There’s no pain involved.
